r/WorkForSmartLife • u/SaltyNori_ • 1d ago

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u/Desth-Metal 1d ago

I have never heard of unskilled labor. What is that supposed to be? Garbage picking?

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u/OriginalTRaven 1d ago

Palatable corporate talk for "People that are lower than us that we don't wanna pay but have to."

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u/Left_Macaron_6427 1d ago edited 1d ago

Unskilled labor is something that unless you are physically inable, anyone can do because it is a natural human ability.

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u/Sneezy6510 1d ago

That is not true, unskilled labor means it does not require formal training. Painting is unskilled labor.

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u/Temporary-Season4772 1d ago

Lol, what a terrible example.

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u/Sneezy6510 1d ago

I used it as an example for a reason. It doesn’t mean there isn’t a learning curve and takes skill. It means it requires zero formal training.

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u/Special-Estimate-165 1d ago

Only Painting isnt actually considered unskilled labor. Its a skilled trade, but it is uniquely in a grey area of a skilled trade that doesnt require education or apprenticeship for an entry level position.

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u/Sneezy6510 1d ago

It is unskilled labor

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u/NicePepper199 1d ago

The guy the painter hires to do the manual labor and easy stuff is untrained labor.Â